PS1 Test #1 Study Guide

Your first test covers first five chapters. It is a multiple-choice test, so please bring a scantron and a pencil! Firsts and foremost pay attention to definitions. Do not only memorize them but also learn what they mean. Make sure that you also learn basic concepts, themes, and arguments we have covered IN CLASS. Most importantly, read your TEXTBOOK.
Questions will be testing your knowledge on the following.

Chapter 1: Politics

What is Politics?

What is Government?

Why do we need a government?

Differences between various forms of governments, and examples.

What is democracy and what is republic?

Chapter 2: Constitution

The structure of the US government under the Articles of Confederation

The weakness of the government design under the Articles of Confederation

The structure of government under the current constitution

The Great and the Three-Fifth Compromises

The Constitutional Limits put on the powers of the central government

Chapter 3: Federalism

What are the differences among federal, confederal, and unitary models of government?